Skip to contentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today.Join todayAlready a member? Log inJasmine Fernández in New YorkThursday 29 October 2026 08:33 GMTThe suspect had previously worked at the retail store with the victim before he was terminated over issues surrounding his legal status (US Marshals Service Philadelphia)Destino Jean-Louis, 23, was charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 45-year-old Latosha Ann Cooper outside a suburban Philadelphia Walmart.Authorities said the shooting followed the breakdown of a fraudulent marriage scheme intended to help Jean-Louis, a Haitian national, secure a green card.Jean-Louis allegedly tracked Cooper's work schedule after she cut off contact when federal authorities rejected their marriage arrangement in July.Surveillance footage and phone records linked Jean-Louis to the October 21 ambush, where Cooper was shot multiple times after finishing her shift.Federal marshals initially arrested Jean-Louis on immigration charges to prevent him from fleeing before adding murder and weapons offenses.In fullMigrant in the US illegally accused of ambushing estranged wife at Walmart and shooting her deadMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in